Israeli strikes kill 11 military personnel in Syria

Damascus: Israeli strikes targeting areas in central and southern Syria overnight killed 11 military personnel, a war monitor reported Wednesday.

An officer was among the victims as the strikes targeted a scientific research center and other military positions in Homs province in central Syria and the countryside of the capital Damascus.

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The state news agency did not give details about the casualties, but said the air defenses responded to the attack.

The Israeli strikes are the latest in a string of actions targeting Syrian military positions across the country. Syrian army claimed that it shot down some missiles fired by Israel, reported SANA News (ANI/Xinhua)a

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